At Marylhurst University (Oregon), we're reviewing our long-standing liberal arts core curriculum (general education outcomes for some of you). There is a receptivity to add learning outcomes in service learning and sustainability for our graduates, alongside the traditional core of critical thinking, communication, and so on. I've been reviewing some of the literature on sustainability in higher education, education for sustainable development (ESD), ecopedagogy and other paradigms. I would love to have examples of how sustainability is defined as a core learning outcome at other colleges and universities. I'd be happy to share the examples I collect from this group and from the literature.

What a well-focused question! I have no examples to offer, but suggest to you three names to contact, because their thinking goes to the heart of the curricular question you are posing:

Bill Reed, AIA, LEED, who can be reached @ reed@integrativedesign.net, and who speaks about the need for regeneration before sustainability; he is co-author of the Integrative Design Guide;

Bill Grover, AIA, who is a facilitator for Awaken the Dreamer Symposia; he is a strong believer that our cultures need to change paradigms of mindsets and can be reached at wggrover@aol.com, and

Jason McLennon, who heads the International Living Future Institute, which has issued the Living Building Challenge; he can be reached at https://ilbi.org/.

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Hi, Paul! Since we are neighbors, you probably have already checked these out from Portland State University, but here is the link to Sustainability as a Campus-wide learning outcome just in case you haven't seen it yet.

CSU Chico is in the process of adding a GE Sustainability vertical "pathway" (one of five undergrads can choose from). The two faculty leads on this initiative at Chico are Jim Pushnik and Mark Stemen. Jim is in Biological Sciences and Mark is in the Geography department.

Also, SFSU is in the process of implementing a new GE sustainability course requirement for all undergrads. Sorry I don't have a contact there.

Hi Paul: I would add to the list; James Farrell from St. Olaf College in Minnesota for his thoughts on Curricullum integration. His book "The Nature of College is also worth a read. At Algonquin College in Ottawa Ontario Canda we are presently in the process of tryin gto determine the most effective and efficient way of integrating sustainability into the curricullum of all our programs.
Thanks Ian Pineau